Public Financial Management Reforms and Service Delivery in Lira District Local Government.

Abstract

Background: The Study was to examine the effect of Public Financial Management Reforms on Delivery of Services in Lira District Local Government. Despite these PSRP initiative with good intention, performance crisis, incompetence, poor accountability and declining service standards have continued to bedevil Uganda public service (David ,2016).The study’s objectives delivery in Lira District Local Government , to analyze the influence of Treasury Single Account (TSA) on service delivery in Lira District Local Government ; and to assess the effect of integrated Personal and Payroll (IPPS) on service delivery in Lira District Local Government . Methods: A descriptive study design and quantitative approach was used in the study. The study population was 84 people, and the sample size was 72 people, which was chosen using census and random sampling technique. Findings: Key finding revealed that the effect of integrated Financial Management Systems on service delivery in Lira District Local Government has significant relationship as the study produced an adjusted R 2 of 0.456 which means that 45.6%of the variation in service delivery can be explained by Integrated Financial Management Systems. The influence of Treasury Single Account (TSA)on service delivery in Lira District Local Government, the Study produced an adjusted R 2 of 0.560 which means that 56% of the variation in service delivery can be explained by Treasury Single Account. The effect of Integrated Personnel and Payroll System on service delivery in Lira District Local Government, the study produced an adjusted R2 of 0.0654 which means that 65.4%of the variation in service delivery can explained by Integrated Personnel and Payroll System. Conclusion: The study concluded that Integrated Financial Management System significantly affects Service delivery, Treasury Single Account significantly influence service delivery and Integrated Personnel and Payroll System significantly affect service delivery. Recommendation: The study recommends local governments should use Public Sector Financial Reforms as a management tool to limit aggregate spending and the deficit, priorities expenditure across policies, programs, projects. Keywords: Public Financial Management Reforms and Service Delivery.